Monday, October 26, 2009

And now for something a little bit different in that after a couple of days on our own it was time to join the Eastern Sierras photo workshop we were using as an anchor for this trip. (Yes, it was again a course led by Alain Briot, and as per the trip we took to Arizona a while back to photograph, amongst other things, Antelope canyon).

As always, an early start, this time to see the Sierras lit by the morning sun through a handily-placed arch, located just above Lone Pine. Again, another popular spot, made worse by adding another 9 photographers from our group. Still, people figured out a way to spread themselves a little, at least once they'd got the chance to photograph through the arch, and as shown above I got my turn in there too.

After some discussion time we headed to a couple of nearby locations from where Ansel Adams made two of his photos of the Sierras in the area (one of which is shown here). Next stop, Manzanar.

About Me

I'm a Silicon Valley technology executive, based here for the past 15 years but originally from the UK. I am fortunate that business requires me to travel extensively both in the USA and across the rest of the world, something I've always enjoyed. Besides work, I'm also afflicted by all those other Silicon Valley vices we sometimes get to indulge in: technology, audio, cars, racing, flying, photography and food. Along the way, I've held race licences in both Europe and the USA, and have owned or driven everything from single seaters through rally cars and sports cars. Recently, I passed my PPL for helicopters and have over 200 hours logged. It's a tough life out west, but I live it so you don't have to :-)